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March 1960 A. KRIZ 2,926,917

Filed Sept. 15, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR MMW ATTORNEY A. KRIZ March 1, 1960 GAME 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed. Sept. 13, 1957 v----"--"'- /l/lllllllll) Ill. 'IIIIIIL 'll INVENTOR JYZzZr z'ch [fill wjmzm ATTORNEY United States Patent GAME Aldrich Kriz, st. Paul, Minn.

Application September 13, 1957, Serial No. 683,766 2 Claims. '(Cl. 273- 134 -.This invention relates to an improved game apparatus, and more particularly to a game apparatus including a game board having one or more routes of travel for playing pieces which are movable therealong by chance, and wherein one or more chance means is provided along the route or routes for additionally affecting movemen of the playing pieces. 1 i

More particularly, it is an aim of the present invention to provide a game wherein the route or routes of travel of the chance control playing pieces are divided into spaces and wherein certain of the spaces are constituted by movable elements actuated by contact with a playing piece passing over said space for affecting by chance the travel of such playing piece along the game board.

A further object of the invention is to provide a game wherein the chance mechanism associated with the route of .travel of game pieces may be novelly co-ordinated with the chance mechanism by which the movement of the playing piece is initially governed.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawings, illustrating presently preferred embodiments thereof, and wherein:

Figure l is a fragmentary plan view of one form of game apparatus;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view thereof, taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged plan view of one element of the game apparatus as illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an enlarger fragmentary sectional view,

taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 4--4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view of another embodiment of the game apparatus;

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view thereof, taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 66 of Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a somewhat enlarged plan view of one ele- Referring more specifically to the drawings, and first with reference to Figures *1 to 3, the game apparatus as disclosed therein and designated generally 12 includes a -game board 13 having suitable indicia inscribed on the upper side thereof including two routes of travel 14 and 15' between a starting point, and a finish point or goal 17. The routes of travel 14 and 15 may be provided with various branch routes 14a and 15a, respectively. The-routes 14 and 15 and the branch routes 14a and 15:: are, divided into spaces 18 constituting stopping points in the movement of playing pieces 19 and-20 along said routes. The playing piece 19, which is movable along the route 14 and 14a, is distinctively marked, cqlgred or shaped to distinguish it from the playing p 2,926,917 Patented Mar. 1,1966

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piece 20 which is moved along the route 15 and 15a.

' Movement of the playing pieces 19 and 20 is accomarrow tipped end 27 of said pointer to stop by chance over one of the segments 23 and thus indicate by chance the movement of either the playing'piece 19 or the playing piece 20. The previously described subject matter is well-known and has been embodied in numerous games and may be varied substantially.

As seen in Figure 2, the game board 13 preferably comprises a relatively thin plate or sheet which is mounted on and suitably fixed to a thicker base 28 which is disposed therebeneath and which is provided with a plurality of recesses 29 in the upper side thereof, one of which is illustrated in detail in Figure 2. The recesses 29 are disposed beneath a portion of either or both of the routes. 14 or 15 or may be located beneath parts of the alternate routes 14a and 15a. The game board 13 is provided with an elongated opening 30 which is similar to'one-of the spaces 18 of the route 14 or 15 or 14a or If the recess 29 is disposed over two of the routes, the portion of 15a in which said opening 30 is formed.

, the game board 13 disposed over said recess will be provided with two openings 30, one for each of the routes.

The openings 30 are curved as clearly seen in Figure 1. A disc 31 is disposed in each recess 29, beneath the por-' tion of the game board 13 disposed over said recess, and a rivet 32 extends centrally through the disc 31 and is supported in the game board portion 13 disposed thereabove for rotatably mounting the disc 31 within the recess 29 and beneath the game board 13. As seen in Figure 3, each disc 31 is divided into segments 33 each of which contains on the upper side thereof a legend 34 indicating movement of the playing piece 19 or 20 passing thereover. The leg ends 34 are arranged relative to the segments 30 so that the legend 34 of one segment 33 will be visible throughthe opening 30.

Various rules may be adopted in connection with the play of the game. For example, assume that the player using the playing piece 19 spins the pointer 25 and is instructed tomove three spaces along the route 14 from" the position as seen in Figure 1. This would result in the playing piece 19 passing over the space formed by the opening 30 which constitutes a space of the route 14. i

The playing piece 19 is required to contact the exposed segment 33 of the disc 31 to move said segment due to contact therewith for turning the disc 31 a quarter of a revolution in order that the legend 34 of the next segment will then assume a position exposed through the opening 30. The player is then required to comply with the additional instructions contained on the newly exposed segment 33. In this instance a player would be instructed to move his playing piece an additional four spaces. The rules may additionally provide that where g a move of a playing piece is completed on the exposed on the segment No. 7 theplayers next move as indionly his original move.

cated by turning the disc 31 a quarter revolution. will be If the player fails to have the pointer stop doubled. on the No. 7 segment of the disc 22, he will then have mear? Various obstructions such as are indicated by legends in Figure 1 may be provided along the several routes of the game board 13, and it will be readily apparent that various rules maybe adopted for governing the play of the game. However, the rotatable discs 31, irrespective of the rules which are employed, add considerable variation and chance to the outcome of the game and thus the' amusement thereby afforded to the participants.

It will also be readily apparent that numerous other types of games may be devised and with which the rotatable discs may be employed, so long as the game provides at least one route divided into spaces. The g me as shown in Figures 1 to 4, known as Elopement constitutes one such game wherein-two routes are provided and wherein one playing piece 2i; represents an eloping couple attempting to reach the church 17 at the finish point of the game ahead of the other playing piece 19.

which represents the parents who are attempting to reach the church 17 before the sloping couple to prevent the marriage. Similar game apparatuses might be constructed to simulate cross-country automobile or airplane races with various other types of obstructions being encountered to delay movement of the playing pieces and with various appropriate legends applied to the segments 33 of the rotatable disc or discs 31. It will also be apparout that the disc or discs 31 could be mounted on the upper side of the game board 13, in which case the base 28 having the recesses 29 could be omitted. However, bymounting the disc 31 beneath the game board 13, in most instances instructions which will have to be followed due to the playing piece of a player passing over a segment of the disc 31 are concealed until the disc is actually turned.

Figures to 9 illustrate a different type of game wherein the rotary discs are employed in connection with a route of travel of playing pieces. This form of game apparatus 35 constitutes a simulated Baseball Game and includes a game board 36 on the upper side of which is inscribed a square route of travel of the playing pieces 37. Said route 38 represents the base paths and is divided into spaces 39. Only a part of the game board 36 and the route 38 thereof has been illustrated. The game board 36 is provided with a chance device 21a corresponding to thechance device 21 but wherein the legends 24a of the segments 23a of the stationary disc 221s are appropriate to a simulation of the game of baseball. If preferred and as illustrated in Figure 5, the legends 24a may include certain legends which refer to other notations which may be printed elsewhere, not shown, on the game board 36 or a separate sheet giving complete instructions as to moves to be made which could not be conveniently printed legibly on a segment 23a. The pointer 25a corresponds to and is operated in the same manner as the pointer 25 and for the same purpose, as heretofore described. The playing pieces 37 may be of any .desired material and are preferably shaped to simulate a baseball player and may be distinctively colored to distinguish the playing pieces of the different players of the game. Each participant may utilize one or more playing pieces 37 depending upon the rules adopted for playing the game. ,At strategic positions along the route 8 -.or .base paths, the game board 36 .is provided with discs '40. Each disc '40 .is preferably mounted rotatably beneath a portion of the game board 36 by a rivet 41 within .a recess 42 of a baseboard 43, which is secured to the underside of the game board 36. The game board 36has an opening 44 through which one segment 45 of the associated disc 40 is exposed. The legends 46 of the segments 45 are appropriate to the play of the game of baseball 'or refer the player to particular notations or instructions printed elsewhere, as previously mentioned in reference to the legends 24a. The openings 44 need not constitute a space of the route 38.

.If-desired, the playing pieces 37 may be'providedwith projections 47 which can be engaged in selected openings will be considerably varied by the additional element of chance provided by the discs 40, and it will be understood that the playing piece cannot travel past one of discs 49 without being required to turn the disc through an arc corresponding to the arcuate length of a segment 45 of said disc.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may be resorted to, without departing from the func' tion or scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

l; A game apparatus comprising a game board including an upper ply having thereon the representation of a route of travel over which playing pieces controlled by a chance mechanism are movable and wherein said route is divided into spaces, said game board having a recess disposed beneath said upper ply, a disc mounted for rotatlon within said recess, said disc being divided into seg ments each containing instructions involving a variaton in movement of the playing pieces, said upper ply having an opening through which a single segment of the disc is exposed, said opening being positioned whereby said exposed segment constitutes a space of the route of travel, and said disc being adapted to be turned to position the dilferent segments thereof successively in indicating positions visible through said opening for indicating a change in. movement of each playing piece reaching the space of the route formed by the exposed disc segment, said disc having circumferentially spaced openings located equal distances from the axis of rotation of the disc, and each of said playing pieces having a part engageable with an opening of the disc for rotating the disc through an are equal to the length of each disc segment.

2. A game apparatus comprising a game board including an upper ply having thereon the representation of a route of travel over which playing pieces controlled by a chance mechanism are movable and wherein said route is divided into spaces, said game board having a recess disposed beneath said upper ply, a disc mounted for rotation within said recess, said disc being divided into segments each containing instructions involving a variation in movement of the playing pieces, said upper ply having an opening through which a single segment of the disc is exposed, said opening being positioned whereby said exposed segment constitutes a space of the route of travel, and said disc being adapted to be turned to position the different segments thereof successively in indicating positions visible through said opening for indicating a change in movement of each playing piece reaching the space of the route formed by the exposed disc segment, said upper ply having a second route of travel divided into spaces and a second opening forming a space of the second route of travel and disposed adjacent the opening of the first mentioned route and through which a segment of the disc is exposed, said openings being located relative to one another whereby two segments of the disc are simultaneously disposed in exposed positions through the openings of the two routes of travel.

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